JP4757606B2 - Storage device and method for unlocking closed portion of storage chamber of storage device - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a storage device, and in particular, when unlocking, a storage with improved security reliability in which a user's identity is confirmed using a biometric authentication key obtained by computerizing a voice uttered by the user. Relates to the device.

Conventionally, when a delivery person deposits luggage for a customer in a storage room of a storage device installed in a condominium or apartment, the storage room is opened by inserting a pre-registered storage room key into the key reading device of the storage device. There was a storage device to lock.

However, this type of storage device can be used only by a specific delivery person having a pre-registered storage room key, and cannot be used by a delivery person who is not given a registered storage room key. Had.

As a means for solving such a problem, there is a storage / delivery management device for delivered goods described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 07-008480 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 62-124238).

In this delivery / item storage / delivery management device, when a delivery person deposits a package in the storage room of the device, the door of the storage room is unlocked by inputting the room number of the recipient of the package using an operation input key. . On the other hand, when the recipient takes out the package from the storage room, the recipient inserts the individual identification card owned by the recipient into the card reader of the apparatus, thereby unlocking the door of the storage room.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 07-008480 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 62-124238)

However, there are two problems with this conventional delivery / delivery storage device. The first problem is that the opening / closing door of the storage room cannot be unlocked and the baggage cannot be taken out if the recipient of the baggage does not have an individual identification card when taking out the baggage. The second problem is that if the recipient of the package loses the individual identification card and the individual identification card is misused by a third party, the package may be stolen.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a storage device in which a recipient can unlock an opening / closing door of a storage room without using an individual identification card.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a storage device with improved security reliability, which can prevent theft of luggage deposited in the storage room of the storage device.

To achieve the above object, a storage device according to the present invention includes a registration unit for registering voiceprint data and keywords, a storage unit for storing articles, a closing unit for closing an opening of the storage unit, and a voice input. Voice input means, conversion means for recognizing and converting the voice input by the voice input means into character information, the character information converted by the conversion means, and the keyword registered in the registration means A first collating unit that collates the voice, a generating unit that generates voiceprint data from the voice input by the voice input unit, the voiceprint data generated by the generating unit, and the voiceprint registered by the registering unit 2nd collating means for collating data, and unlocking means for unlocking the closing means based on the results of the first and second collating means, and identifying information Input identification information input means, search means for searching whether or not the article is deposited with respect to the identification information input by the identification information input means, and input of the voice based on the result of the search means Display means for displaying a screen for prompting the user .

In the storage device, the identification information is input by voice.

And an identification information input means for inputting the identification information by voice, and a search means for searching whether or not the article is deposited with respect to the identification information input by the identification information input means. , Third collating means for collating voiceprint data generated from the voice used for inputting the identification information and the voiceprint data registered by the registering means, a result of the searching means and the third collation Display means for displaying a screen for prompting the input of the voice based on the result of the means.

In the storage device, the registration unit registers a plurality of voiceprint data with respect to the identification information, and the second verification unit registers the plurality of voiceprint data registered and the generation unit. It is characterized by collating each with voiceprint data.

In addition, the storage device includes detection means for detecting whether or not the article is stored in the storage means, and locking means for locking the blocking means based on a result of the detection means. .

In the storage device, the detection means is a moving body sensor, an infrared human body sensor, or a weight sensor.

The storage device may further include a display unit that displays a screen to refuse to deposit the article in the storage unit when a predetermined condition is satisfied .

The method for unlocking the storage unit of the storage device according to the present invention includes a registration step of registering voiceprint data and a keyword, a locking step of locking the storage unit of the storage chamber, a voice input step of inputting voice, A conversion step of recognizing speech and converting it into character information, a first verification step of verifying the character information converted in the conversion step and the keyword registered in the registration step, and voiceprint data from the speech A result of the first and second collating steps, a generating step for generating the voice, a second collating step for collating the voiceprint data generated in the generating step with the voiceprint data registered in the registering step An unlocking step of unlocking the closed portion of the storage chamber based on the identification information input step of inputting the identification information, and the identification information And having retrieving whether said that article is deposited by, and a display step of displaying a screen prompting the input of the speech based on the result of the search step.

In the method for unlocking the closed portion of the storage chamber of the storage device, the identification information is input by voice.

Moreover, in the closing part unlocking method of the storage chamber of the storage device, the registration step registers a plurality of voiceprint data with respect to the identification information, and the second collation step includes a plurality of registered the plurality of voiceprint data. Voiceprint data is collated with the voiceprint data generated in the generation step.

Further, in the method for unlocking the closing portion of the storage chamber of the storage device, the method includes a detection step of detecting whether or not the article is stored in the storage chamber, and the locking step is based on a result of the detection step. The blocking part is locked.

Further, in the method for unlocking the storage chamber of the storage device, the method includes a step of displaying a screen for refusing to deposit the article into the storage chamber when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Features.

The storage device according to the present invention employs a biometrics authentication technology such as voice, and adopts a configuration in which the door of the storage room is unlocked using a so-called biometrics authentication key, so that the recipient receives an individual identification card. The door can be unlocked without any use.

In addition, by adopting a configuration that uses a biometrics authentication key to verify the identity, a third party different from the true recipient cannot unlock the door, preventing theft of luggage in the storage room and security. Reliability can be improved.

A first embodiment of a storage device of the present invention, for example, a courier box, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an appearance of a courier box according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the delivery box 10 includes a plurality of storage rooms 20 in which a delivery person deposits an article, for example, a luggage, and a control box 30 that is positioned approximately at the front center of the delivery box 10. The size of the storage room 20 is different in size so as to store different sizes of luggage, but may be arbitrarily configured, for example, to be the same. The open / close door that closes the opening of each storage chamber 20 has a display unit 21. The display unit 21 displays the number (1 to 10) of the storage room 20, that is, the storage room number, whether or not the luggage is deposited in the storage room 20, that is, “OPEN” when the luggage is not deposited, “CLOSE” is displayed when the deposit is made. The position of the control box 30 is not limited to the center of the courier box 10, and may be, for example, an upper part or a lower part of the courier box 10, or may be separate from the courier box 10. When the courier box 10 is separated from the courier box 10, it may be directly connected by a cable or the like, or may be connected via a wireless connection or an arbitrary network.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the details of the storage chamber 20 and the control box 30 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the control box 30 includes a computer 31, an operation input key 40, an operation display display 57, a biometric feature input unit 58, and a printer 63. The operation input key 40 includes a plurality of keys to be described later, and is operated by a delivery person when depositing a package and by a recipient when taking out the package. The biometric feature input unit 58 inputs biometric features of the recipient of the package, for example, voice. When the delivery person deposits the package in the storage room 20, the printer 63 prints out a deposit certificate stating that fact. The operation display 57 displays various information such as an operation instruction of the operation input key 40 and an error of information input from the operation input key 40 or the biometric feature input unit 58. The computer 31 is connected to the operation input key 40, the biometric feature input unit 58, the operation display display 57, and the printer 63, and controls each of them to manage the deposit and removal of the luggage from the courier box 10.

The storage chamber 20 includes an electric lock 61 and an open / close sensor. The electric lock 61 is connected to the computer 31 and locks and unlocks the open / close door under the control of the computer 31. The electric lock 61 is used when a predetermined key of the operation input key 40 is pressed or when it is confirmed that the recipient's voice input to the biometric feature input unit 58 belongs to the recipient. The door of the storage chamber 20 is unlocked. The open / close sensor is, for example, a magnet sensor, and includes a magnet unit 69 and a switch unit 68 connected to the computer 31. The magnet unit 69 includes a permanent magnet, and the switch unit 68 includes a reed switch or the like that is turned off / on by being separated from or connected to the magnet unit 69 in accordance with the operation of the opening / closing door. The computer 31 determines whether the open / close door is open or closed based on whether the switch unit 68 is off or on.

The electric lock 61 is desirably installed inside the storage chamber 20, but may be installed on an open / close door. Further, in FIG. 2, the open / close door is fixed so as to be rotatable about the right end thereof, but the position of this shaft may be the left end, the upper end, or the lower end of the open / close door. Further, since the magnet unit 69 and the switch unit 68 of the open / close sensor need to be in contact with each other when the open / close door is closed, they are set to the right end, the lower end, and the upper end according to the position of the rotation shaft of the open / close door.

Further, when an infrared type living body detection sensor is provided in the storage room 20 and connected to the computer 31 and the presence of a living body is detected in the storage room 20 after the door is locked, a living body such as an infant or a pet is stored in the storage room. The computer 31 may be configured to control the unlocking of the open / close door based on the judgment that it is housed inside the computer 20.

Furthermore, when a moving body sensor, for example, a microwave Doppler type moving body sensor is provided in the storage chamber 20 and connected to the computer 31 and the movement of the storage object is detected after the door is locked, a living body such as an infant or a pet is used. May be determined to be stored in the storage chamber 20, and the computer 31 may control the unlocking of the door.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the operation input key 40 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, a deposit key 41 is a key to be pressed when the delivery person deposits the luggage into the storage room 20, a take-out key 42 is a key to be pressed when the recipient takes out the luggage from the storage room 20, and a numeric key 43 is a delivery key This is a key for a person or recipient to input a dwelling unit number or a storage room number. Here, the dwelling unit number is an example of identification information for identifying the recipient, and is the number of the recipient's dwelling unit. The confirmation key 44 is a key for confirming the number input from the number key 43 and the voice input operation from the biometric feature input unit 58. The correction key 45 is for correcting the number input from the number key 43 or the biometric feature input. A cancel key 46 for canceling the voice input operation from the unit 58 is a key for canceling the process in progress.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the control box 30 shown in FIG.

4, the control box 30 includes an operation input key 40, a biometric feature input unit 58, an operation display 57, a printer 63, and an electric lock 61 installed in each storage chamber 20 (all of which are described above) installed on the front panel. A computer 31 connected to the computer, and an information storage unit 52 connected thereto. Among these, the computer 31 includes a key information acquisition unit 50, a biological information generation unit 59, an information display unit 56, a user information verification unit 53, a storage room information verification unit 54, a biological information verification unit 55, an electric lock control unit 60, and an information. The information storage device 52 includes a user information table 64, a storage room information table 65, a biological information table 66, and a general information table 67. The information storage device 52 can be configured by using any type of storage means such as a semiconductor memory element or a magnetic storage medium (hard disk), and stores the information tables. The function of each part is described below.

The key information acquisition unit 50 converts the key input signal from the operation input key 40 input by the delivery person or the recipient into data and outputs the data to the control circuit unit 51.

The biometric information generation unit 59 analyzes and digitizes the audio signal from the biometric feature input unit 58 input by the recipient, obtains biometric information, recognizes the audio signal, and converts it into character information. For example, text data is obtained and each is output to the control circuit unit 51.

The information display unit 56 outputs the display data output from the control circuit unit 51 to the operation display 57.

The user information collating unit 53 refers to a user information table 64 described later, and controls the status of the dwelling unit number to be used for depositing the package, that is, information on whether or not the package can be deposited, which is input by the delivery person from the operation input key 40. Output to unit 51. Further, the user information matching unit 53 refers to a user information table 64 described later, and the dwelling unit represented by the dwelling unit number input by the recipient from the operation input key 40 or the text data input from the biometric information generating unit 59. As for the number, information indicating whether the dwelling unit number actually exists, whether the luggage is deposited, and in which storage room 20 the luggage is deposited is output to the control circuit unit 51.

The storage room information matching unit 54 refers to a storage room information table 65 to be described later, and controls the status of the storage room number that the delivery person inputs from the operation input key 40 to store the package, that is, the information on whether or not the package can be stored. Output to the circuit unit 51.

The biometric information collation unit 55 receives the text data output from the biometric information generation unit 59 from the control circuit unit 51, and collates it with a previously registered unlocking keyword with reference to a biometric information table 66 described later. If they match, the biometric information table 66 described later is further referred to, biometric information registered in advance and the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 are collated, and the result is obtained from the control circuit unit. To 51.

The information storage device 52 registers general-purpose information such as a user information table 64, a storage room information table 65, a biometric information table 66, and general information such as the total number of registered biometric information of the recipient, the total number of registered dwelling units, and the number of storage rooms. An information table 67 is included.

The information storage device 52 may be provided in the computer 31 or may be provided separately from the control box 30.

When the electric lock control unit 60 satisfies a predetermined condition under the control of the control circuit unit 51, for example, when it is determined that it is possible to deposit the baggage in the storage room 20, The electric lock 61 is unlocked when it is determined that the user is a recipient, while the electric lock 61 is locked when the open / close sensor senses that the open / close door of the storage chamber 20 is closed.

The information output unit 62 controls the printer 63 to print out a deposit certificate describing that the package has been deposited when the package has been deposited in the storage room 20.

The control circuit unit 51 controls each connected part and realizes a function scheduled by the courier box 10 of the present invention. For this reason, information related to the operations of the delivery person and the recipient is acquired from the key information acquisition unit 50, the biological information generation unit 59, and the electric lock control unit 60, and the user information verification unit 53, the storage room information verification unit 54, the biological information. The collation unit 55 is controlled to refer / update information stored in the user information table 64, the storage room information table 65, the biological information table 66, and the general information table 67, and the information display unit 56 and the information output unit 62 are displayed. Control and output information to the shipper and recipient. The configuration of each information table is described below.

FIGS. 5A to 5C are diagrams showing configurations of the user information table 64, the storage room information table 65, and the biological information table 66, and specific examples of stored data, respectively.

In FIG. 5A, the user information table 64 stores the dwelling unit number, the status of the dwelling unit number, and the storage room number in which the baggage addressed to the dwelling unit number is deposited. The status of the dwelling unit number is information relating to whether to allow or refuse baggage deposit, and the recipient is registered in advance and can be changed as appropriate. For example, if the recipient is away for a long time, such as traveling abroad, register the baggage refusal in advance so that the limited storage room is not monopolized for a long time with the baggage addressed to the recipient. It is desirable to keep it. 5A, for example, for the dwelling unit number “101”, the status “deposit permission” indicating that the deposit of the luggage is permitted and the storage room number “11” in which the luggage is deposited are displayed. Stored. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of storage rooms in which luggage can be deposited for each house number is 2 (first and second storage room numbers), but this number is not limited to two.

In FIG. 5B, the storage room information table 65 stores the storage room number and the status of the storage room number in association with each other. The status of the storage room number is information regarding whether or not the baggage has been deposited in the corresponding storage room. “OPEN” indicates that no luggage has been deposited, and “CLOSE” indicates that the luggage has been deposited. Show. The status of the storage room number is changed to “CLOSE” when a new baggage is deposited in the storage room 20, and to “OPEN” when the baggage is taken out from the storage room 20.

In FIG.5 (c), in the biometric information table 66, a dwelling unit number, biometric information, and an unlocking keyword are matched and stored, respectively. The biometric information is voice print data obtained by analyzing the voice uttered by the recipient input from the biometric feature input unit 58 by the biometric information generation unit 59, for example. These living body information is registered in advance by each resident in association with the dwelling unit number. The unlocking keyword is a keyword for the recipient to unlock the storage room. This is appropriately determined by each resident and registered in advance corresponding to the dwelling unit number. In the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which three pieces of biometric information are registered for three family members and two unlocking keywords are registered. However, the number of registrations is not limited at all and may be arbitrary. In FIG. 5C, for example, for the dwelling unit number “101”, the biometric information of “Taro's biometric information”, “Hanako's biometric information” and “One man's biometric information”, “Kaijo” and Two unlocking keywords “Hanako” are stored. The biometric information and the unlocking keyword may be changed, deleted, added or the like as appropriate depending on the recipient.

In FIGS. 5A and 5C, items indicated by “−” indicate that information is not registered. Further, for example, the dwell unit number “304” does not actually exist, and it indicates that a storage area for various information corresponding to the dwell unit number “304” is not prepared.

Next, an operation when the delivery person deposits a package in the storage room 20 of the delivery box of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation when a delivery person deposits a package in the storage room 20 of the delivery box according to the present invention. The left side of the broken line at the center shows the operation of the delivery person, and the right side shows the operation of the delivery box 10. The operation is shown.

In FIG. 6, when the delivery person presses the deposit key 41 (step A1) and the key information acquisition unit 50 detects the depression of the deposit key 41 (step A2), the storage device of the present invention refers to the storage room information table 65. Then, it is determined whether or not there is an empty space in the storage room 20 of the home delivery box 10 (step A3). If the storage room 20 is empty (YES in step A3), a screen prompting the user to input the parcel delivery address is displayed on the operation display 57, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 10A (step A4). Subsequently, when the delivery person inputs the dwell unit number from the numeric key 43 and presses the confirmation key 44 (step A5), the user unit table 64 or the biometric information table 66 is referred to and the input dwell unit number actually exists. It is determined whether or not (step A6). If the dwelling unit number actually exists (YES in step A6), it is determined by referring to the user information table 64 whether the status for the entered dwelling unit number is “deposit permission” (step A7). When the status is “permit deposit” (YES in step A7), a screen prompting input of a usable storage room number and a storage room number for storing the luggage, for example, a screen shown in FIG. 10B is displayed ( Step A8).

Next, the delivery person arbitrarily selects an appropriate storage room 20 from among the storage rooms 20 in which “OPEN” is displayed on the display unit 21 in consideration of the size of the checked-in luggage, and the storage room. When the number is input from the numeric key 43 and confirmed by the confirm key 44 (step A9), the courier box 10 refers to the storage room information table 65 to determine whether or not the input storage room number actually exists. (Step A10) When the storage room number actually exists (YES in Step A10), it is determined whether or not the status of the storage room is “OPEN” with reference to the storage room information table 65 (Step A11). If the status is “OPEN” (YES in step A11), the opening / closing door of the storage chamber 20 is unlocked (step A12), and the fact that the opening / closing door of the corresponding storage chamber 20 is unlocked is displayed. A screen prompting the delivery person to store the package, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 10C is displayed on the operation display 57 (step A13).

When the delivery person deposits the baggage in the storage room 20 and closes the door (step A14) and detects that the door is closed, the courier box 10 locks the door (step A15), and the user information In the first in-use storage room or the second in-use storage room of the table 64, the storage room number of the storage room 20 in which the luggage is deposited is stored. The status of the storage room number in the storage room information table 65 is changed to “CLOSE” (step A16), the display on the display unit 21 is changed to “CLOSE” (step A17), and the fact that the parcel has been deposited is described. The deposit receipt printed out is printed out by the printer 63 (step A18), and a screen for notifying that the deposit receipt has been printed out is displayed on the operation display 57, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 10D (step A19).

In order to notify the recipient that the package has been deposited in the storage room 20, the delivery person takes the receipt of the deposit and enters the storage room number of the storage room 20 in which the package has been stored in the absence notice he has brought. (No. A20).

In step A18, in addition to the deposit receipt, an absence notice may be printed out in which the storage room number in which the luggage is deposited is written. Then, the delivery person can put the absence notice in the mail box of the recipient's house number and take the deposit certificate home, and can save the trouble of entering the storage room number in the absence notice in step A20. .

In step A20, various methods for notifying the recipient that the parcel is deposited in the storage room 20 are conceivable. Here, two specific examples are shown below.

As a first specific example, the recipient's dwelling unit number may be displayed on the display unit 21 of the storage room 20 where the luggage is deposited.

As a second specific example, for example, a display device such as an electric bulletin board is provided at the entrance of the building to display the recipient's dwelling unit number, or to appropriately combine the dwelling unit number and the storage room number where the luggage is deposited. It may be displayed.

Next, the operation of the courier box 10 when the determination result is NO in steps A3, A6, A7, A10, and A11 will be described in detail below.

If there is no space in the storage room 20 in step A3, a screen for notifying that there is no storage room 20 in which luggage can be deposited is displayed on the operation display 57 (step A21), and the process ends. An example of the screen displayed here is shown in FIG. In this example, in addition to notifying that there is no space in the storage room 20, the contact information of the manager of the building where the parcel delivery box 10 is installed is displayed. On this screen, a contact information such as a maintenance company of the courier box 10 may be displayed together. It should be noted that when there is no room in the storage room 20, this type of screen may be displayed at all times so that only the luggage removal operation can be performed.

If the dwell unit number does not actually exist in step A6, a message to that effect and a screen prompting re-input of the dwell unit number (for example, FIG. 10 (f)) is displayed on the operation display 57 (step A22), and the process returns to step A4. If re-input of the dwelling unit number is repeated a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to the process of step A4.

In step A7, if the status for the input dwelling unit number is not “deposit permission”, it is displayed that the recipient has refused to deposit the package (step A23), and the process is terminated.

If the storage room number does not exist in step A10, a message to that effect and a screen prompting re-input of the storage room number (for example, FIG. 10 (i)) is displayed on the operation display 57 (step A24). Return to processing. If re-input of the storage room number is repeated a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to the process of step A8.

If the status corresponding to the entered house number is not “OPEN” in step A11, it is displayed that another baggage has already been deposited in the storage room in which the baggage is to be deposited, and the storage room number is re-entered. A screen (for example, FIG. 10J) is displayed on the operation display 57 (step A25), and the process returns to step A8. If re-input of the storage room number is repeated a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to the process of step A8.

Next, the operation when the package recipient takes the package into the storage room 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation when the recipient takes out the package from the storage room 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The left side of the broken line in the center shows the operation of the recipient, and the right side shows the delivery. The operation of the stool box 10 is shown.

In FIG. 7, the recipient who knows that the package addressed to himself / herself has been deposited by looking at the absence notice, for example, using the notification method described above, presses the take-out key 42 (step B1), and the key information acquisition unit 50 When the pressing of the take-out key 42 is detected (step B2), the courier box 10 displays, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11A on the operation display 57 and prompts the input of the dwelling unit number (step B3). When the recipient inputs the dwell unit number from the numeric key 43 and confirms with the confirm key 44 (step B4), the courier box 10 refers to the user information table 64 or the biometric information table 66 and the entered dwell unit number is determined. It is determined whether or not it actually exists (step B5). If the dwelling unit number actually exists (YES in step B5), it is determined whether or not the baggage addressed to the dwelling unit with the entered dwelling unit number has been deposited (step B6). Specifically, whether or not the storage room number where the luggage is deposited is stored in the first storage room number or the second storage quality number of the user information table 64 shown in FIG. Judging. If the storage room number is stored (YES in step B6), for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11C is displayed on the operation display 57, and an unlocking keyword for unlocking the opening / closing door of the storage room 20 is input. (Step B7). When the recipient speaks the unlocking keyword and inputs the voice to the biometric feature input unit 58 and presses the confirm key to confirm the voice input operation (step B8), the biometric information matching unit 55 refers to the biometric information table 66, It is determined whether the registered unlock keyword matches the text data obtained by recognizing the voice input by the recipient (step B9). If they match (YES in step B9), the biometric information matching unit 55 refers to the biometric information table 66 and determines whether any of the preregistered biometric information matches the biometric information of the input voice by the recipient. (Step B10). If there is matching biometric information (YES in step B10), the open / close door of the storage room 20 with the storage room number stored in the first storage room number and the second storage room number of the user information table 64 is opened. Unlocking (step B11), for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11D is displayed on the operation display 57 (step B12) to notify the unlocking.

When the recipient takes out the luggage from the storage room 20 and closes the door (step B13), and the computer 31 detects the closing of the door, the courier box 10 locks the door (step B14), and the user information table The storage room number of the storage room 20 from which the package was taken out is deleted from the first storage room number and the second storage room number of 64, and the status for the storage room number in the storage room information table 65 is set to “OPEN”. Change (step B15), change the display on the display unit 21 to “OPEN” (step B16), and terminate the process.

Next, the operation of the courier box 10 when the determination result is NO in steps B5, B6, B9, and B10 will be described in detail below.

If the dwell unit number input in step B5 does not exist, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11 (e) is displayed on the operation display 57 (step B17) to indicate that the input dwell unit number does not exist and display the dwell unit number. Is re-input, and the process returns to step B3. If re-input of the dwelling unit number is repeated a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to step B3.

If no baggage is deposited at the unit number entered in step B6, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11G is displayed on the operation display 57 (step B18), and the baggage addressed to the entered unit number is deposited. Is displayed, prompts the user to re-enter the storage room number, and returns to step B3. If re-input of the dwelling unit number is repeated a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to step B3.

In step B9, when the text data obtained by recognizing the voice input by the recipient does not match the unlocking keyword registered in the biometric information table 66, for example, the screen shown in FIG. It is displayed on the operation method instruction display 57 (step B19), the fact that there is an error in the input keyword is displayed, the re-entry of the unlocking keyword is prompted, and the process returns to step B7. If the unlocking keyword is input again a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to step B7.

If it is determined in step B10 that the biometric information obtained from the recipient's voice does not match any of the biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66, for example, the screen shown in FIG. (Step B20), the fact that the input voice is different from the previously registered voice is displayed, and the process returns to step B7. If re-input of the unlocking keyword is repeated a predetermined number of times, the process may be terminated without returning to step B7.

Next, an operation when the package recipient takes out the package from the storage room 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation when the recipient takes out the package from the storage room 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 8, as in FIG. 7, the left side of the central broken line shows the operation of the recipient, and the right side shows the operation of the courier box 10. In the second embodiment, the recipient's dwell unit number input method is different from that of the first embodiment. That is, the key input is used in the first embodiment, and the voice input is used in the second embodiment.

Steps C1, C2, C5, C6, C8 to 19, C21 and C22 shown in FIG. 8 are the same as steps B1, B2, B5, B6, B7 to 18, B19 and B20 shown in FIG. 7, respectively. In order to avoid redundancy, the description thereof is omitted.

When the key information acquisition unit 50 detects that the take-out key 42 is pressed in step C2 of FIG. 8, the courier box 10 displays, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11B on the operation display 57, and voices its own house number. Prompts the recipient to input (step C3). When the recipient inputs his / her house number into the biometric feature input unit 58 by voice and presses the confirmation key 44 (step C4), the biometric information matching unit 55 refers to the user information table 64 or the biometric information table 66 and inputs it. It is determined whether or not the dwelling unit number represented by the text data obtained by recognizing the received voice actually exists (step C5). If the dwelling unit number actually exists (YES in step C5), it is determined whether or not the luggage addressed to the dwelling unit number input by voice is deposited (step C6). If the storage room number in which the parcel is deposited actually exists (YES in step C6), the biometric information matching unit 55 registers the biometric information of the dwelling unit number input by the recipient's voice in the biometric information table 66 in advance. It is determined whether or not it matches any of the biological information (step C7).

If it is determined that they do not match (NO in step C9), for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11 (j) is displayed on the operation display 57 (step C20), and the input voice is a previously registered voice. Display a different message and prompt the user to re-enter the unit number. On the other hand, if there is matching biometric information (YES in step C7), for example, the screen shown in FIG. 11C is displayed on the operation display 57 (step C8), and the open / close door of the storage chamber 20 is unlocked. Prompt for unlock keyword.

Next, an operation when the package recipient takes out the package from the storage room 20 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation when the recipient takes out the package from the storage room 20 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, as in FIG. 8, the left side of the central broken line shows the operation of the recipient, and the right side shows the operation of the courier box 10.

The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that steps corresponding to steps C8 to C11, C21, and C22 of the second embodiment are omitted. In the third embodiment, the open / close door is unlocked when the identity is confirmed by the biometric information obtained from the voice input by the recipient. Thereby, in the third embodiment, since the voice input for unlocking the opening / closing door of the storage room is performed only once, the operation of the courier box 10 can be simplified and the convenience is improved. ing. Specifically, in step D7, the biometric information matching unit 55 determines that the biometric information of the voice input by the recipient matches any of the biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66 (in step D7). YES), the door of the storage room 20 corresponding to the storage room number stored in the first storage room number and the second storage room number of the user information table 64 is unlocked (step D8).

The home delivery box 10 of the present invention is not limited to an entrance such as a condominium, an apartment, an office building, a tenant building, etc. For example, it may be installed in a so-called detached house.
Also, in the present invention, it is evaluated whether the text data obtained by recognizing the voice inputted by the recipient matches based on the unlocking keywords registered in advance. There is a possibility that it will be known to the person. Therefore, in order to prevent leakage of the unlocking keyword, it is conceivable that the recipient can utter and input a sentence including the unlocking keyword. In this case, the courier box 10 of the present invention is configured to detect and unlock the unlocking keyword included in the text input by the recipient.

In addition, the present invention adopts voice as an example of a biometric feature, but is not limited to this. For example, a fingerprint, a palm shape, a vein pattern on the back of the hand, an auricle, a retinal pattern, an iris, a face shape, a signature (Signature) may be used. The configuration of the biometric feature input unit 58, the biometric information generation unit 59, and the biometric information matching unit 55 when these are used as biometric features will be described below.

When a fingerprint is used as a biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 is, for example, an optical sensor using a CCD camera, or a sensor such as an electrostatic type, thermal type, electric field type, or pressure type using a semiconductor chip. Can be configured. For example, when the biometric feature input unit 58 is a CCD camera, the CCD camera captures a fingerprint formed by ridges and valleys, and outputs image data of the captured fingerprint to the biometric information generation unit 59. The biological information generation unit 59 processes the image data input from the CCD camera, converts the ridge pattern into a binary image, extracts and thins it, and outputs this to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. Also, feature points (generic names of ridge branch points, end points, deltas, springs, dots, etc. in fingerprints) are extracted from the thinned image, digitized, and output to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. It may be configured. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When a palm shape is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured by, for example, a CCD camera. The biometric feature input unit 58 captures the palm shape and outputs image data of the captured palm shape to the biometric feature generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 measures the thickness of each joint portion of the finger, the length of each finger, the surface area of the palm, the thickness of the palm, and the like from the palm-shaped image data input from the biometric feature input unit 58. Digitized and output to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When the vein pattern of the back of the hand is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured by, for example, an infrared CCD camera. The biometric feature input unit 58 captures the vein pattern of the back of the hand and outputs the captured image data of the vein pattern of the back of the hand to the biometric feature generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 performs image processing on the image data input from the biometric feature input unit 58, thins the vein portion, and traces the line from the branching point of the vein to the next branching point and from the branching point to the last point. The coordinates and length of the branch point, the branch angle between the branch points, and the like are analyzed, digitized, and output to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When an auricle is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured by, for example, a CCD camera. The biometric feature input unit 58 captures the auricle and outputs image data of the captured auricle to the biometric information generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 uses the image data input from the biometric feature input unit 58 to raise and lower the cartilage of the auricle, the overhanging state of the cartilage, the contour shape of the cartilage, the state of depression, the connection state of the cartilage, and the head And the like are analyzed, digitized, and output to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When the retinal blood vessel pattern is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured by, for example, a CCD camera. The biometric feature input unit 58 scans the subject's retina in a circular pattern with infrared rays, and the data of the intersection pattern of the scanning circle and the blood vessel (brightness fluctuation waveform that is bright on the retina and dark at the intersection with the blood vessel) The data is output to the feature generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 converts the intersection pattern data input from the biometric feature input unit 58 into feature data by fast Fourier transform (FFT), and outputs it to the control circuit unit 51 as biometric information. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When an iris is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured with a digital camera, for example. The biometric feature input unit 58 captures the subject's iris and outputs the image data to the biometric feature generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 extracts changes in the shade of the iris from the image data input from the biometric feature input unit 58, digitally encodes it, and outputs it as biometric information to the control circuit unit 51. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When a facial shape is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured with, for example, a digital camera. The biometric feature input unit 58 captures the user's face and outputs image data to the biometric feature generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 extracts a face region from the image data input from the biometric feature input unit 58, normalizes it, and geometric features (shape of eyes, nose, etc., their relative positional relationship, etc.) or pattern A feature amount such as a distribution feature (a color of the face surface, a light and shade distribution, etc.) is extracted and output to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

When a signature is used as the biometric feature, the biometric feature input unit 58 can be configured by, for example, an electronic pen in which a pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, or the like is incorporated in a pen, or a pen tablet. The biometric feature input unit 58 inputs the user's signature, and outputs the input signature image data to the biometric feature generation unit 59. The biometric information generation unit 59 uses the image data input from the biometric feature input unit 58, the length of the entire signature, the writing time, the aspect ratio, the slant (oblique character) angle, the difference between the average value and the maximum / minimum value of the writing speed, The feature amount such as the direction, curvature, or local pattern for each stroke is analyzed and output to the control circuit unit 51 as biological information. The biometric information collating unit 55 collates the recipient's biometric information output from the biometric information generating unit 59 with biometric information registered in advance in the biometric information table 66.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the parcel delivery box of this invention. It is a figure explaining the detail of the storage chamber 20 and the control box 30 which were shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation input key 40 shown by FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the control box 30 shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a storage of the information in the user information table 64, the storage room information table 65, and the biometric information table 66. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation when a delivery person deposits a package into a storage room 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation when the recipient takes out the package from the storage room 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of a recipient taking out a package from the storage room 20 which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of a recipient taking out a package from the storage room 20, which is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a display of the operation display display 57 at the time of depositing a package in the courier box 10 of the present invention. It is an example of a display of the operation display display 57 at the time of taking out a package from the parcel delivery box 10 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Courier box 20 Storage room 21 Display part 30 Control box 31 Computer 40 Operation input key 41 Deposit key 42 Extraction key 43 Numeric key 44 Confirmation key 45 Correction key 46 Cancel key 50 Key information acquisition part 51 Control circuit unit 52 Information storage device 53 User information verification unit 54 Storage room information verification unit 55 Biometric information verification unit 56 Information display unit 57 Operation display 58 Biometric feature input unit 59 Biometric information generation unit 60 Electrical lock control unit 61 Electrical lock 62 Information output unit 63 Printer 64 User information table 65 Storage room information table 66 Biometric information table 67 General-purpose information storage unit 68 Switch unit 69 Magnet unit

Claims (12)

Registration means for registering voiceprint data and keywords;
Storage means for storing articles;
Closing means for closing the opening of the storage means;
Voice input means for inputting voice;
Conversion means for recognizing the voice input by the voice input means and converting it into character information;
First collation means for collating the character information converted by the conversion means with the keyword registered in the registration means;
Generating means for generating voiceprint data from the voice input by the voice input means;
Second collating means for collating the voiceprint data generated by the generating means with the voiceprint data registered by the registering means;
A retract and apparatus that have a and unlocking means for unlocking the closure means based on the result of the first and second comparing means,
Identification information input means for inputting identification information;
Search means for searching whether or not the article is deposited with respect to the identification information input by the identification information input means;
And a display unit that displays a screen that prompts input of the voice based on a result of the search unit . Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the audio input of the identification information. Registration means for registering voiceprint data and keywords;
Storage means for storing articles;
Closing means for closing the opening of the storage means;
Voice input means for inputting voice;
Conversion means for recognizing the voice input by the voice input means and converting it into character information;
First collation means for collating the character information converted by the conversion means with the keyword registered in the registration means;
Generating means for generating voiceprint data from the voice input by the voice input means;
Second collating means for collating the voiceprint data generated by the generating means with the voiceprint data registered by the registering means;
A retract and apparatus that have a and unlocking means for unlocking the closure means based on the result of the first and second comparing means,
Identification information input means for inputting identification information by voice;
Search means for searching whether or not the article is deposited with respect to the identification information input by the identification information input means;
Third collation means for collating voiceprint data generated from the voice used for inputting the identification information with the voiceprint data registered by the registration means;
And a display unit for displaying a screen for prompting the input of the voice based on the result of the search unit and the result of the third collating unit . The registration unit registers a plurality of voiceprint data with respect to the identification information, and the second verification unit verifies the plurality of registered voiceprint data and the voiceprint data generated by the generation unit, respectively. storage apparatus of claims 1 to 3, wherein the. Detecting means for detecting whether or not the article is stored in the storing means;
Claim 1 Symbol mounting storage device and having a locking means for locking the closure means based on a result of said detecting means. 6. The storage device according to claim 5 , wherein the detection means is a moving body sensor, an infrared human body sensor, or a weight sensor. Advance if it meets a defined condition, the housing claim 1 Symbol mounting storage device and having a display means for displaying the screen of rejecting the deposit of the article to means. A registration step for registering voiceprint data and keywords;
A locking step for locking the closure of the storage chamber;
A voice input step for inputting voice;
A conversion step of recognizing the voice and converting it into character information;
A first collation step of collating the character information converted in the conversion step with the keyword registered in the registration step;
Generating voiceprint data from the voice;
A second collation step of collating the voiceprint data generated in the generation step with the voiceprint data registered in the registration step;
A first and second matching step of the closed portion unlocking method of the housing chamber of the retract and devices that have a and unlocking step of unlocking the closed portion of the storage chamber based on the results,
An identification information input step for inputting identification information;
Searching for whether the article is deposited with respect to the identification information;
And a display step for displaying a screen for prompting the input of the voice based on the result of the search step . 9. The method of unlocking a storage chamber of a storage device according to claim 8 , wherein the input of the identification information is performed by voice. The registration step registers a plurality of voiceprint data with respect to the identification information, and the second collation step includes a plurality of registered voiceprint data and the voiceprint data generated in the generation step. 10. The method for unlocking a closing portion of a storage chamber of a storage device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein each check is performed. A detection step of detecting whether the article is stored in the storage chamber;
9. The method for unlocking a closing portion of a storage chamber of a storage device according to claim 8 , wherein the locking step locks the closing portion based on a result of the detection step. 9. The storage room closing portion of the storage device according to claim 8, further comprising a step of displaying a screen for refusing to deposit the article in the storage room when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Unlocking method.

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